One thing I love to do when photographing weddings is try to capture moments that my bride and groom weren't around to see. I relish the idea of the bride and groom and their family looking at the photos later on and asking each other, So what was happening here? Why were you laughing there? What were you saying in this image? That way they get to have a bigger picture of their big day. In the photo above I like that I captured Kim's dog jumping out the door at that exact second. There are lots of other images of Kim putting on her silver shoes, but this one is my favorite. In the photo below, I heard the grandson ask how to put the tie on and then Kim's father showed him how.

We met at the San Marcos Resort in Chandler for bridal party portraits.

Everyone waiting for the ceremony to start.

Kim's father walking with her down the aisle.

I love capturing the guests' reactions.

Jumping the broom.

I love this image Amy got of the kids coming into the reception after the ceremony.

Kim's father played Ave Maria at the start of the reception. It was so beautiful.

I loved the expressions of the kids watching Kim and Reggie cut and share the wedding cake with each other.

So intense! It's like they are watching the Happily Ever After part of a movie.

So I almost never pose photos. Maybe one a wedding. (I pose group shots and portraits, but otherwise I photograph what is happening.) So this right here is my one posed one. Not long after their parents sliced the wedding cake, the brother brought a slice of cake over and handed it to his sister. And I got a photo of that. But just to be sure I got a good one, I asked him to do it again, because it was soooo cute. So here's the staged-handing-his-sister a slice of wedding cake photo.

09 July 2010

Lan and Ron got married at the Ashley Manor in Chandler Arizona, surrounded by friends and family who had traveled from all over to be there. Ashley Manor was a really beautiful place to be married.

Oh, how I love Lan and her family! They are like family to me. Lan's older sister Thuy is one of my very best and dearest friends. And not only did I get to see Thuy, who flew in from Nashville for the wedding, but Lan's other siblings and her parents and lots of other friends and family that I had not seen in a long time were there too. Lan & Ron, thank you so much for having us photograph your wedding. We love you guys and were so glad to get to capture moments and memories from your beautiful wedding. :)

Lan and Ron used words from a Dr. Seuss's book The Cat in the Hat in part of the ceremony. They read the words to each other and it was really cute and sweet and funny. They also had their kids come up and join in a sand ceremony, showing the uniting of two families.

20 April 2010

Jenn and Damien got married at the The Castle at Ashley Manor in Chandler, Arizona on a beautiful spring day. Jenn started out at a nearby Marriot hotel getting ready with her bridemaids and mother. Then she headed to the Castle to get changed into her gorgeous wedding dress.

Heels get a little painful. Jenn had to take a break and get some help from her maid of honor.

Jenn tossing her bouquet. Her youngest bridesmaid caught it. :)

I love pulling the bride and groom aside and getting fun images like this. Jenn and Damien stood really still while some of the kids at the wedding ran around them with my video lights and a flash light.